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8th
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
address
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
Alexander
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
anxious
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
appeared
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Arsene
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
beat
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
birthday
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From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
book
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
caught
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College
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Company
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
daughter
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
De
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
dealer
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
dealer's
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
December
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Detective
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
direction
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discovered
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Doubleday
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
down
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
drawers
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Duel
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
ended
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From this reading He ended by paying sixty-five francs.
England
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
English
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
fancy
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
felt
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
francs
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From this reading He ended by paying sixty-five francs.
Gerbois
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Holmlock
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
hunting
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
just
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From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
limited
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
Lupin
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
M
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
mahogany
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
man
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
many
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
mathematics
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Mattos
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
means
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
New
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Page
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
paying
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From this reading He ended by paying sixty-five francs.
please
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From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
professor
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Record
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
rummaging
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
second-hand
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Shears
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
shop
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
sight
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
sixty-five
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From this reading He ended by paying sixty-five francs.
small
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
stores
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Suzanne's
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From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
Teixeira
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
That's
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From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
title
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Translated
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
Versailles
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
versus
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
want
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From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
well-dressed
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
well-groomed
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading M. Gerbois' means were limited and, anxious as he was to please his daughter, he felt it his duty to beat the dealer down.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's just what I want for Suzanne's birthday," he thought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
Wits
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
writing
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
writing-desk
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
York
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From this reading Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsene Lupin and the English Detective Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos New York Doubleday, Page & Company This book appeared in England under the title of Arsene Lupin versus Holmlock Shears On the 8th of December last, M. Gerbois, professor of mathematics at Versailles College, rummaging among the stores at a second-hand dealer's, discovered a small mahogany writing-desk, which took his fancy because of its many drawers.
young
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From this reading As he was writing down his address, a well-groomed and well-dressed young man, who had been hunting through the shop in every direction, caught sight of the writing-desk and asked:
